Fairmont Evangelical Covenant Church

FAIRMONT EVANGELICAL

COVENANT CHURCH MISSION

STATEMENT

We, the Fairmont Evangelical Covenant Church,

are a Praying, Bible-Based God-Fearing,

Christ-Centered, Spirit-Alive Congregation.

We love the Lord Jesus Christ

and desire to serve Him, one another,

our community, and the world.

In obedience to His Word, we seek to fulfill

our calling, each sharing our spiritual gifts.

We have been called and commissioned

by faith in Christ to minister to and pray

for all to know the Lord.

To that end may God, our Father,

be given all the glory!

Church Phone 507-235-6407 Church E-Mail

office@fairmontcovenant.com Church Website

www.fairmontcovenant.com Church Address

901 Woodland Ave. PO. Box 443

Church Office Hours Mon. 9-1 Tues. 9-3 Wed. 9-3 Thurs. 9-3

Office will be closed for the lunch hour

Welcome To Worship. We’re Glad You’re Here! Sunday, November 17th, 2019

Welcome Opening Song “The Lion and the Lamb” Call to Worship Opening Prayer Praise Song “I Wonder” Offering Praise Songs “Come as You Are” “Broken Vessels” Kids Message Scripture Luke 22:24-27 Jeremiah 17:5-10 Morning Message “Set Free to Serve & Transform the World” Pastor Dan Wheeler Praying for Each Other Closing Song “This is Amazing Grace” Benediction

THIS WEEK IN OUR CHURCH

Today, Sunday, November 17 9:00 am Worship 10:30 am Sunday School for all ages 12:00 pm Church on Channel 12 6:30 pm Youth Group Monday, November 18 Tuesday, November 19 6:00 pm Council Wednesday, November 20 9:30 am Staff Meeting 4:00 pm Sacred Steps 5:30 pm Music 6:00 pm Hunger for Healing in the Library 6:30 pm Prayer and Healing Service 6:30 pm Bible Study at Wallace’s 7:00 pm Music

Thursday, November 21 2:00 pm Evergreens 6:30 pm Meyer Bible Study 7:00 pm Prison Ministry

Friday, November 22 Man Camp through Nov. 24 Saturday, November 23

Next Sunday, November 24 9:00 am Worship 10:30 am Sunday School for all ages 12:00 pm Church on Channel 12

FOR YOUR PRAYERS Our Community

Winthrop Evangelical Covenant Church St. John Vianney Catholic Church

Options Pregnancy Center

Serving Our World Francisco & Stephanie Ramos Daron & Kristen Jagodzinske

(Kitsap County, WA) Jeff & Angie Martin (UPBC Mission's) Jim & Gloria Senenfelder Mourning

Glory’s Ministry Rachel Hart—Linwood Covenant Church

Kyle & Matilda Tromanhauser—Converge Munich Germany

Say Special Prayers for those Serving Our Country

Parker Hahn (Bob & Kathy Lake’s son-law)

Nathan Lake (Bob & Kathy Lake’s son) David Hoppe

(Roger & Gretchen Hoppe’s grandson) Mark Knobel (Jan Olson’s grandson)

Jake Michaletz (Bob & Debra Engman’s grandson Our Vision Statement

We aspire to be a spirit-alive, multigenerational church family that embraces and nurtures authentic,

Christ-centered relationships and shares the unconditional, life-changing love of Christ with our

community and the world.

Prayer Requests Many, many prayers have been answered through our prayer chain. We care and are waiting to help you! Please call Dorothy Deguise at 238-1371 to get prayer chain start-ed. On the weekend please call pastor Dan at home 399-2134.

On-line giving to the church is now available on our church website fair-montcovenant.com. Or by scanning on the QR Code.

GIVING REPORT General Budget 2019 Weekly Need $3680.92 Received November 10th $2881.00

Happy Birthday Jacob Hinkle Nov. 20 Lyle Rippentrop Nov. 22 Becky Wilken Nov. 23

Happy Anniversary Steve & Becky Meyer Nov. 16

BREAKTHROUGH GIVING

TREE The Evangelism Commission is again collecting items for the homeless through BREAKTHROUGH MNIS-

TRIES, which ministers physically and spiritually to the homeless in downtown Minneapolis. This year we are collecting: Men’s gloves, size large and x-large Women’s gloves, size medium Socking hats for Men and Women Socks for Men and Women Scarves for Men and Women We will be collecting items through December 8th. Please help us decorate our Breakthrough Tree. Thank you for your help with this project!

Getting to Know You past editions are available in

the Fellowship Hall in a folder. Help yourself.

Copies of the Nov/Dec. Covenant Companion are

available for your reading pleasure. Located in the

Library.

Please remember those in our Church that are una-

ble to attend services due to being ill, at home, in

assisted living or a nursing home. Send the a card,

make a phone call to them or visit them. Please keep

these people in your prayers.

The Evergreens will meet Thursday, Nov. 21st at

2:00 pm on the lower level of the

church. They will be watching a

DVD of Samson from Branson

Sight & Sound. They will have

popcorn and beverages. All are

invited.

Amazon Shoppers don’t forget you can designate a portion of every purchase you make to our church. Go to smile.amazon.com and select Fairmont

Evangelical Covenant Church as your charitable or-ganization to receive donations from eligible pur-chases.

Thanksgiving Celebration Dessert will be Wed. Nov. 27th at 6:30 pm. All are invited to attend. Children’s Christmas Program will be Sunday, Dec. 15th during the worship time. There will be no Sunday School on that day.

A BIG THANK YOU: To those who helped with the Church Packing Party: Set up on Saturday: Barb Smith, Bill and Cindy

Wallace, Amanda Monk, Debra Engman, Dick Tromanhauser.

Table Monitors on Sunday; Stu and Lori Smart, Lisa Dorow, Barb Smith, Connie Hines, Gloria and Jim Senenfelder, Mary Jagodzinske, Jayne Tonn.

Receiving Table; Debra Engman, Becky Wilken, Katie Rippentrop, Cindy Bankson.

And to Jenni Diegnau for a tasty lunch. And to all who worked at Filling the boxes!

Prayer Team/Prayer Shawl Group There will be a combined meeting of the Prayer Team and the Pray-er Shawl group on Saturday, Nov. 23rd at 9:30 am in the Fellowship Hall. Please bring your ideas for en-hancing the prayer life of our church family. If you are not a part of either group but would like to be, please join them. Contact Gretchen Hoppe with any questions @ 507-728-8381. A Big Thank You During a time like this we real-ize how much our family and friends mean to us. Your expression of sympathy will always be remem-bered. Thanks again for the beautiful flowers that were sent to “Jud’s” Funeral. -Yvonne Wheeler-

Congregational Meeting Sunday, Dec. 1st After Worship

Agenda

1. Vote on 2020 Budget 2. Vote on Elder (replacing Janet)

Copies of the 2020 Church Budget are available in

the Fellowship Hall.

Prayer Requests This can be used to share with the body a prayer request, a word from the Lord, a word of en-couragement, or other news you would like the congregation to be praying about. (births, deaths, celebrations) Fill out this sheet and place it in the offering. Half sheets available from ushers or can be found in back of the church ________________________________________________________________________________

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SOME OF OUR CHURCH

LEADERSHIP

Senior Pastor Dan Wheeler

399-2134 Church Secretary

Barb Smith Bookkeeper

Harriet Tromanhauser Church Chair Curt Howard Vice Chair

Larry Peterson Council Secretary

Sheila Zuehlke Financial Secretary

Roger Bloomgren Worship Chair

Cathy Meyer Christian Ed. Chair

Jenni Diegnau Fellowship Chair Cathie Gladfelter

Evangelism Chair Debra Engman

Stewardship Chair Georgie Pfaffinger Properties Chair Kyle Koerselman

Elders Craig Diegnau

Kurt Hines Maynard Jagodzinske

Prayer Chain Coordinator

Dorothy Deguise 399-6588

Barb Smith Church Custodian Dick Tromanhauser

Advocacy for Victims of Abuse Georgie Pfaffinger

507-301-5592

Celebrate our Saviors Birth with your Church Family as we focus on Christ

and enjoy exceptional food and fellowship.

Fairmont Covenant Church Christmas Banquet Sunday, December 8th, 2019

5:00 pm Social Time 5:30 pm Roast Beef & Meatballs with all the fixings

6:30 pm Holiday Game 7:00 pm Program

Tickets $10

Tickets go on sale Today!!!